private static bool Sync(Shape formatShape, Shape newShape)
{
try
{
PictureEffects dest = newShape.Fill.PictureEffects;
PictureEffects source = formatShape.Fill.PictureEffects;
// clear current effects
for (int i = 1; i <= dest.Count; i++)
{
dest.Delete(i);
}
// add new effects
for (int i = 1; i <= source.Count; i++)
{
PictureEffect effect = source[i];
dest.Insert(effect.Type, i);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
public static void ClearArtisticEffects(Shape shape)
{
try
{
PictureEffects dest = shape.Fill.PictureEffects;
for (int i = 1; i <= dest.Count; i++)
{
dest.Delete(i);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// ignore the exception, this shape is not compatible with ArtisticEffects.
}
}
public static void ApplyArtisticEffects(Shape shape, List<MsoPictureEffectType> effectTypes)
{
// add new effects
try
{
PictureEffects dest = shape.Fill.PictureEffects;
for (int i = 0; i < effectTypes.Count; i++)
{
int index = i + 1;
dest.Insert(effectTypes[i], index);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// ignore the exception, this shape is not compatible with ArtisticEffects.
}
}
public static List<MsoPictureEffectType> GetArtisticEffects(Shape shape)
{
List<MsoPictureEffectType> artisticEffects = new List<MsoPictureEffectType>();
try
{
PictureEffects effects = shape.Fill.PictureEffects;
for (int i = 1; i <= effects.Count; i++)
{
PictureEffect effect = effects[i];
artisticEffects.Add(effect.Type);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// do nothing, shape does not support picture effect
}
return artisticEffects;
}
/**
* Replace all existing artistic effects with those from the source shape
*/
private static bool Sync(Shape formatShape, Shape newShape)
{
try
{
// access PictureEffects, just to make sure shapes are compatible with ArtisticEffect
// will throw an exception otherwise
PictureEffects dest = newShape.Fill.PictureEffects;
PictureEffects source = formatShape.Fill.PictureEffects;
List<MsoPictureEffectType> effectTypes = GetArtisticEffects(formatShape);
// clear the existing artistic effects,
// might experience unexpected behavior if they are left in the shape
ClearArtisticEffects(newShape);
ApplyArtisticEffects(newShape, effectTypes);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return false;
}
return true;
}
